Postgraduate Course: Psychological Research Skills (PSYL11065)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course covers fundamental skills relating to the psychological research process, from developing research ideas to designing and conducting a study, communicating research findings, and collaborating with others. |
| Course description |
1. Formulating psychological research
2. Writing a grant proposal
3. Research ethics
4. Replication crisis
5. Registered reports
6. Online data collection
7. Doing applied psychology
8. Collaborating in multidisciplinary teams
9. Disseminating psychological research
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1000-word PhD proposal (50%)
Dissertation poster presentation (50%) |
| Feedback |
Formatively assessed using spoken and written feedback. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the relationship between research ideas and the formulation of testable hypotheses, and research collaboration
- communicate research ideas and findings in a variety of formats to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- appreciate a range of different research paradigms and methods of psychological measurement
- understand ethical considerations relating to psychological research design and reporting
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Participate in all activities as scheduled |
| Keywords | skills,research,academic |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Zachary Horne
Tel:
Email: Zachary.Horne@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elinor Lange
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: elange@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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